Kenya: Political Parties Sign Pact to Enforce Gender Rule
By Judie Kaberia Political parties and the Centre for Multi-party Democracy (CMD) have recently resolved to implement the two thirds gender rule to promote representation of women in political leadership after attempts to enforce it in Parliament flopped. CMD Chairman James Magara said the institution will monitor political parties to ensure they expose those who do not abide by the commitment they made. “Some of us actually play to the gallery. We do not practice what we preach. But the commitment signed here today, I want to assure these members here (political party) mean business and they have appended their signatures in broad daylight; we can bring them to account,” he explained. Magara explained it will be tested by the results of the August General Election. Part of the agreement signed on Tuesday requires parties to nominate not less than 30 percent of women candidates to participate in the August…
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